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Intertestamental History & Gospels. Gospel of John Part 2 of 2. Schedule of the Class. Overview of Part II. Revelation of the Son through: Signs/Miracles Personal Interviews Dialogue and Debate Glory/Passion His own “I am” statements Farewell Discourse.
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Intertestamental History & Gospels Gospel of John Part 2 of 2
Overview of Part II • Revelation of the Son through: • Signs/Miracles • Personal Interviews • Dialogue and Debate • Glory/Passion • His own “I am” statements • Farewell Discourse
Revelation of the Son through Signs • Only eight miracles of Jesus are revealed • Each demonstrate a spiritual truth about what he will accomplish • These signs are meant to provoke response from hearers
Revelation of the Son through Signs • Signs: • 1. Water into wine, John 2:1-11 • Symbolic of the “Messianic Banquet” – new age of salvation (John 2:11) • Symbolically announces that God’s end-times salvation has arrived • Old Jewish ritual is now replaced by new wine of messianic banquet with John as the bridegroom • John 3:25-30
Revelation of the Son through Signs • Signs: • 2. Official’s son healed – John 4:43-54 • 3. Healing at Bethesda Pool – John 5:1-15 • 4. Feeding of 5000 • John 6:1-15 • Jesus inaugurates the messianic banquet • People try to make him king • This is the only miracle found in all four Gospels
Revelation of the Son through Signs • Signs: • 5. Walking on water • John 6:16-21 • Jesus reveals authority over forces of nature • 6. Healing the man born blind • John 9:1-12 • The man sees more and more as religious leaders get blinder and blinder
Revelation of the Son through Signs • Signs: • 7. Lazarus raised • John 11:1-43 • The climax and greatest of the signs of John’s Gospel • Provokes the crucifixion • Read John 11:45-53 • Read John 12:23-26 • Preview of ultimate sign of Jesus’ own resurrection • 8. Miraculous catch of fish – John 21:1-14
Revelation of the Son • Through Personal Interview
Revelation of the Son • Revelation of Son through Dialogue and Debate • John 8:12-30
Revelation of the Son • Through Glory/Passion • Jesus’ lifting up and glorification are closely intertwined • John 7:39; 12:23; 13:31-32; 17:1, 4; 21:19 • Hallmark of Christian discipleship throughout Johanine literature • John 13:23 beloved disciple – John 13:35 • Jesus’ Priestly Prayer • John 17
Revelation of the Son • Through “I am” Statements • 1. The Bread of Life – John 6:35 • 2. The Light of the World – John 8:12; 9:5 • 3. The Door – 10:7 • 4. The Good Shepherd – 10:11, 14 • 5. The Resurrection and the Life – John 11:25 • 6. The Way, The Truth, and the Life – John 14:6 • 7. The True Vine 15:1 • Jesus is the absolute “I AM” – John 8:58
Incidental Details • Unique in Gospel of John • John 2:6 • John 5:3 • John 21:8 • John 21:11 • John 18:10
Farewell Discourse • Jesus promises to send the Spirit as a paraclete (parakletos) • Parakletos- “counselor” or “advocate” • What do we notice about the Spirit in the following? • John 14:16-20, 26-27 • John 15:26-27 • John 16:5-16 • The Spirit will meditate the presence of the Father and the Son to disciples through teaching, guiding, and comforting them
Food for Thought • John 5:17-18 • God is continually working • Christ’s proclamation leads to provocation of the Jews • John presents the most exalted Christology in the New Testament among the four Gospels • In contrast, Synoptics place great emphasis on Jesus’ calling/training the Twelve, sending them out as apostles to preach and to heal
Assignment • Review slides/notes gathered in this Gospel CE series. • Think of questions/comments to pose for next week for the Q&A session.
Questions? • Citation of Sources and Bibliography • Fee, Gordon D. & Douglas Stuart. How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth. 3rd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003. • Strauss, Mark L. Four Portraits, One Jesus: A Survey of Jesus and the Gospels. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2007.